Dear District 54 Community,
District 54’s mission of ensuring student success and supporting the social and emotional well-being of children can only be accomplished when district employees, students and families work together. As part of our commitment to you and your children, we promise to deliver accurate and timely information to all families.
District 54 uses a variety of methods to communicate with our community. We hope this email helps you to familiarize yourself with those communication tools.
ParentSquare Rapid Communications System
Principals use ParentSquare to email weekly newsletters, and to send alerts through phone calls and text messages for priority communications. The district will use ParentSquare to call, text and email parents/guardians with informational and emergency updates. Some District 54 teachers and other staff are also using ParentSquare for classroom and club/sports communications.
All families and staff will receive calls, texts and emails whether or not you create a ParentSquare account. However, by creating an account you will be able to change your notification preferences, interact with requests, change your language preferences and see all of the messages previously sent to you, as well as staff directories and other information.
To create a ParentSquare account, go to parentsquare.com/signin and enter the email or cell phone number you provided to your school. ParentSquare also has a free app available on the Apple Store for iPhones or the Google Play Store for Androids.
After logging in, click on your name at the top, and then My Account to see the contact information we have on file for you. Contact your school to update any information that may need to be changed.
Infinite Campus Portal
The parent portal provides online access to student grades, report cards, assignments, immunizations, test scores, demographic information and more. If you don’t have a portal account, please contact your child’s school to obtain log-in information.
Social Media
District 54, our 28 schools and many staff members have accounts on social media, which you can follow to get a glimpse of the many amazing things happening in our schools each day. To follow the district accounts, visit
District 54 Visions Newsletter
Families receive this emailed newsletter after every School Board meeting. We share highlights from the meeting, upcoming events, important news and celebrations.
District 54 Website — sd54.org
On our website, you will find the latest news, an online calendar, updates from School Board meetings, resources and links to websites for our 28 schools and the D54 Education Foundation. We also post flyers from community organizations on our Virtual Backpack.
Two-Way Communication
In addition to communicating with you, we also love hearing from you. The best place to start if you have something positive to share or a concern is with your child’s teacher or school principal. They know your child best and can often offer the best support or suggestions for celebrating their accomplishments.
On our District 54 websites, we have staff directories so you can find the contact information for all staff, as well as our board members. You can also click on the [email protected] email when you don’t know where to send your email. Our website also has an anonymous online bullying and safety reporting feature at sd54.org/safetyreporting.
In District 54, we value our connections with our students’ families as we share the same goal of doing what’s best for the children.
Mead Junior High